tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21562298767595521462024-02-19T00:59:09.002-08:00Kids Go GreenWe are a group of kids from ages 10 to 13 from Fun in the Sun, a summer learning program in Santa Barbara, California. We made a blog of our field trips and stuff we learn about the environment. We have collected tons of info about the environment problems in our community. PLEASE VISIT OUR BLOG AND COMMENT.Orange Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791015729384155946noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156229876759552146.post-38297485484215349782010-08-20T22:39:00.003-07:002010-08-20T22:39:28.453-07:00Santa Barbara Independent<div style="text-align: center;">Our blog was featured in the Santa Barbara Independent!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.independent.com/news/2010/aug/20/field-trips-forever/">http://www.independent.com/news/2010/aug/20/field-trips-forever/</a><br /></div><br /><h1 align="center">Field Trips Forever </h1> <p class="subhead" align="center">What They Blogged for Summer Vacation </p> <hr class="divider_line" align="center" width="50%"> <h5 align="center">Friday, August 20, 2010</h5> <div class="byline" align="center"><span>By</span> <a href="http://www.independent.com/staff/erika-martin/" title="More stories by Erika Martin">Erika Martin</a> (<a href="http://www.independent.com/staff/erika-martin/contact/" class="contactlink" title="Email this writer directly.">Contact</a>)</div> <!-- sphereit start --> <p>It’s probably safe to say that, even in this day and age, blogging is not how most 10-year-olds spend their summer.</p> <p>The children participating in the <a href="http://www.unitedwaysb.org/calendarfismain.html">United Way’s Fun in the Sun</a> summer enrichment program, however, just wrapped up a seven-week vacation that was anything but average. This is not to say that the kids were penned up in a computer lab.</p> <p>Most of them spent a lot of time at the beach and playing ball. But some also participated in a program offering $500 scholarships to children completing 100 hours of “service learning.” Amberly Young, leader of a group of 13 girls and boys aged 10 to 13, chose to let her kids fulfill that requirement by putting a computer-age craze—blogging—to good academic use.</p> <div class="inline inline-left photothumb-inline"><div style="text-align: center;"> <a rel="shadowbox" href="http://media.independent.com/img/photos/2010/08/17/DSC_4582-1.jpg" title="Kids Go Green with their reusable Trader Joe grocery bags."><img src="http://media.independent.com/img/photos/2010/08/17/DSC_4582-1_t180.jpg?7d662043685d97479ca3193f5d07ca695b5434dc" alt="Kids Go Green with their reusable Trader Joe grocery bags." align="center" /></a></div> <div id="magnify"><a rel="shadowbox" href="http://media.independent.com/img/photos/2010/08/17/DSC_4582-1.jpg" title="Kids Go Green with their reusable Trader Joe grocery bags."><img src="http://media.independent.com/img/magnify.gif" alt="Click to enlarge photo" /></a></div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="photographer">Courtesy Photo</p> <p class="caption">Kids Go Green with their reusable Trader Joe grocery bags.</p> </div> <p>“My background is in journalism, so I wanted to teach what I know,” Young said, explaining the genesis of her idea. “They get to see themselves in print, have their family and friends comment on it, and develop their writing skills,” she said. “I think that being able to express themselves in writing is an important attribute for the kids.”</p> <p>The blog provides an insiders’ view into the students’ world of field trips, learning, and, of course, fun. Through writing about their adventures, the kids were able to critically reflect on the field trips, which highlighted community involvement and green living. They went “places in the community that are free, fun, and interactive,” said Young. “I just think of what I would like to do if I were a kid.”</p> <p>“The field trips were always fun,” agreed Marlene Bahena, 13, one of Young’s students. “We could never stop wondering what they would be.” Considering that they ranged from picking oranges in Carpinteria’s agricultural fields, to taking lessons at Santa Barbara Dance Arts, to making pizza at Domino’s, trying to guess what was next would surely be its own diversion.</p> <p>Each day, the kids mentally and emotionally engaged, in their journals, with what they experienced, then collaborated to develop something for the blog. “We got to put it in our own way, and nobody told us what to do,” said Arlene Vargas, 13. They also did the blog’s photography. “I love our pictures,” said Antonio Castillo, 11. “I photographed things like orange-picking, and our trip to Los Baños swimming pool.” He added, “We get to remember our fun times, then our families send us comments and we get to write back.”</p> <p>The project didn’t stop there: The campers made fliers to advertise their blog, calling businesses to ask permission to display them; and wrote thank-you notes to those who hosted them on field trips.</p> <p>Overall, it was an unusual experience for the students, who got to have their summer fun while almost unwittingly learning at the same time. “I’m so proud of them!” Young said. “Their writing confidence skills have progressed. Now, they can all write a complete page in their daily journals. Before, their skills were just everywhere.”</p> <p>“The blog was great, we took our time doing it and learned a lot,” Jessica Zavala, 10, said, summing up the mutual feeling among the group. “I got to do a lot of things I wouldn’t have done and enjoyed my new friends.”</p> <p>To visit the kids’ blog, click <a href="http://funinthesungoesgreen.blogspot.com/">here</a>.</p>Orange Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791015729384155946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156229876759552146.post-9132420020952464342010-08-06T10:56:00.001-07:002010-08-06T11:49:59.354-07:00TraderJoesWe went to Trader Joes walking. First we saw the watermelons.The guy who showed us around was Dale. They had a big machine squished the card board.They recycled bottles, so they can have more to buy their whole staff sweaters. Dale showed us a forklift that could lift up a really big box of watermelons that weighed from 500 to 600 lbs. Dale also showed freezers that were really cold and they kept different thing in each fridge. After we went on the tour we got free samples of tacos with guacamole, they were really yummy! At the end we got reusable Trader Joe grocery bags. It was cool going behind the scenes at Trader Joes.<br />By: Arlene And YesseniaOrange Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791015729384155946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156229876759552146.post-65009178869612887302010-08-06T10:56:00.000-07:002010-08-06T11:14:47.374-07:00Zodo's<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">We went to Zodo's as a surprise field trip. We got there on a sunny day thinking that we were going to a motel or gasoline station, Amber was just joking.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When we arrived at the bowling lanes and we all had our shoes. The boys and girls got into different teams. All the girls wanted to bowl while the boys wanted to go to the arcade. Karen and Marlene were doing really good job at bowling. Jordi was the best of the boys, he got 125! After bowling we went to the arcade. Everybody got 5 tokens. The girls spent them wisely and got more tickets. And the boys were better at bowling, so it was a win-win situation. After everybody got their prizes and was happy, we went outside to take picture and eat our snack. It was the best field trip ever!<br /></div></div>Orange Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791015729384155946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156229876759552146.post-44863578559087235962010-08-06T10:48:00.000-07:002010-08-06T11:08:17.407-07:00Santa Barbara Dance Arts ♀-♀We danced till our feet got tired. We had a dance teacher named Tom. He taught us a great dance.We danced a song called Facedrop by Sean Kingston. We had 4 weeks to practice, i think we learned it in a day, but we kept practicing till we had it perfect.<br /><br />In the Fun in the Sun Family Night, We performed it in front of our parents. I think we did really good because everyone was clapping. The other F.I.T.S group danced another song, & some kids said our dance was better. Tom was a very great dance teacher because he taught us a AWESOME dance that everyone liked♥(:Orange Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791015729384155946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156229876759552146.post-74855075936861732692010-08-06T10:45:00.000-07:002010-08-06T11:17:05.680-07:00LOS BANOS SBCC walked colled doun hiu posted flyers bulletin boards garden/bridge/swiming breakwater / elevator museum view crane channnel islands walked to L.B ./posted fliers boats /fish/crabs chi/bridget/zac.LOS BANOSOrange Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791015729384155946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156229876759552146.post-90598921658202758272010-07-28T10:04:00.001-07:002010-08-05T11:40:04.286-07:00Slideshow!Check out our new slideshow at the bottom of the page. Also make sure to look at the Field Trips and Special Guest pages! We just updated them. :)Orange Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791015729384155946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156229876759552146.post-3282316495577141722010-07-22T09:56:00.000-07:002010-07-22T10:30:57.062-07:00Blender's Field Trip(:On a hot summer day, we walked to Blenders. We decided to walk because we wanted to get excersise. We learned about how they help the environment. When we got there Andy the manager of blenders in the grass gave us a tour. We saw a yellow trash can and they told us that they do composting. We also know that they reuse stuff.Orange Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791015729384155946noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156229876759552146.post-75825656543913567202010-07-20T10:34:00.000-07:002010-07-20T10:38:50.272-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJfzA_9wr74miAt0i4rd81QlWx0hxn0mUjALY1vU3LqMXpjCUsKI3PiXezjpJ2Y1B4Kpg1WccwKCH0iBxIDth71NzGiEXghL5oTjEZM1aCwwAOvvYwLQo7MAXWB6kkFyyMUYMuMCfGA/s1600/clip_image002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496044119691523650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 283px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJfzA_9wr74miAt0i4rd81QlWx0hxn0mUjALY1vU3LqMXpjCUsKI3PiXezjpJ2Y1B4Kpg1WccwKCH0iBxIDth71NzGiEXghL5oTjEZM1aCwwAOvvYwLQo7MAXWB6kkFyyMUYMuMCfGA/s400/clip_image002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We are kids from ages 10 – 13, and we put information on our blog about the things we learn and the fieldtrips we go on. We are learning about the environment as we do these activities. We are trying to fix the small problems in our community. Please visit our blog and comment, Thank You!</div>Orange Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791015729384155946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156229876759552146.post-51072081602175230722010-07-16T09:47:00.000-07:002010-07-16T09:59:49.638-07:00Dancing DrumThe cafeteria was filled with the booming sounds of the drums. On Friday,Steve came from dancing drum to teach us how to play the drum. When we got there we each got our own drum and our own pair of sticks.<br /><br />At First,Steve showed us how to play the drum. We got in to a group and we all played. All through the room you could hear the loud beats of our drums. Steve taught us how to play different beats.<br /><br />After we learned how to play the drum we all played together as a group. Steve is coming back to teach us more beats. Jessica said"It was very exciting and i like the new beats we learned."" It was very loud and you could hear the echos,"said Agustin This is the picture playing the red,blue,green drums.<br /><br />By : Jessica & Agustin(:<br />Typed By : Antonio & Marlene:)Orange Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791015729384155946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156229876759552146.post-47545263853538402942010-07-15T10:31:00.003-07:002010-07-15T10:31:40.729-07:00New Photos!Check out new photos on our field trip page! Click on "field trips" to the right of this textOrange Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791015729384155946noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156229876759552146.post-90100070665860631252010-07-15T10:05:00.000-07:002010-07-15T10:32:00.517-07:00Orange Group Makes Pizza<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJc1AlsgbMdEs4qGmsGf5XdE-5l9xXj3x2-BBKG2ud61rbFnenmWRQOSBBSEbypzpdlE65WF2X8CBw7dPyuhWueiwKV58wHprhmai8vqqon2yeGbN12ZRejEM4BXma6zGnSYLJCBCDWg/s1600/DSC_4089.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJc1AlsgbMdEs4qGmsGf5XdE-5l9xXj3x2-BBKG2ud61rbFnenmWRQOSBBSEbypzpdlE65WF2X8CBw7dPyuhWueiwKV58wHprhmai8vqqon2yeGbN12ZRejEM4BXma6zGnSYLJCBCDWg/s400/DSC_4089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494181247681165650" border="0" /></a>The group after learning how to make pizza at Dominoes.<br /></div>Orange Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791015729384155946noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156229876759552146.post-64096319155694603162010-07-07T11:37:00.000-07:002010-07-16T10:32:02.120-07:00Oil Contaminating the Gulf<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">To find this information, we researched online at the library and read articles in the newspaper. We split up into four groups and wrote articles about what we learned. Then our leader highlighted the best parts of each one and put them together. This is a collaboration of our work.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZWZnk2XfI2dROP-bltAbLFeiX5U41yTgGAHmWT5fSMehrR-dpSrEfhyMxLbFrQNcB06tl1-mrheYYdomxCG_lA3olIOIN4CTbKWdj3eOwQ8gI6Hfqd8nVuEGteFKoHd-XXQ_kdg48Q/s1600/oil-spill.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZWZnk2XfI2dROP-bltAbLFeiX5U41yTgGAHmWT5fSMehrR-dpSrEfhyMxLbFrQNcB06tl1-mrheYYdomxCG_lA3olIOIN4CTbKWdj3eOwQ8gI6Hfqd8nVuEGteFKoHd-XXQ_kdg48Q/s400/oil-spill.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494554361900549106" border="0" /></a>In this picture you see two birds covered in oil.<br />http://static.technorati.com/10/05/25/13209/oil-spill.jpg<br /></div><br />On April 20, 2010, there was an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The company BP is responsible for this disaster. BP was drilling for oil in a deep part of the water and they drilled too deep and a boat exploded causing the start of the oil spill. It has spread to the coast of Louisiana, Mississippi, and other states near the gulf.<br /><br />This oil spill also hurt the fishing industry because fish are dying. The prices for oil are increasing and a lot of people are losing jobs. The animals have been largely affected because oil is getting into the feathers of the birds so that they can no longer fly, the fish are breathing in the oil, and some whales are starting to die.<br /><br />Right now, it is spreading towards Florida, but it won't reach California anytime soon. The efforts to clean up the spill are being delayed due to tropical storm Alex.<br /><br />There is currently 42,000 gallons of oil spilling into the ocean every day. Because of all this oil, BP owes $20 billion to fisherman and small businesses.<br /><br />The beaches in the Gulf of Mexico are being affected because the oil is washing up, and people can't go. Hopefully all the oil gets cleaned up, people get their jobs back, sea life gets cleaned up, and hopefully BP pays all the money so it can get cleaned up. At this time, we can help the environment by keeping the ocean clean and doing our part to help with the disaster in the Gulf.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IciBCGDffFdEzGp4qUlzCwHWfjb-rMT0D6FKlI0zj2SUNDQpKs0rNtqbaK0tqXeAeKx1Kgob3PLo2fw8doQ6GaFYYU4God8AynAh2jZ8skUcSdbJoKxsQFT3yxP_G37hu5rQSdT9LA/s1600/Gulf-of-Mexico-oil-spill1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IciBCGDffFdEzGp4qUlzCwHWfjb-rMT0D6FKlI0zj2SUNDQpKs0rNtqbaK0tqXeAeKx1Kgob3PLo2fw8doQ6GaFYYU4God8AynAh2jZ8skUcSdbJoKxsQFT3yxP_G37hu5rQSdT9LA/s400/Gulf-of-Mexico-oil-spill1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494557801705408274" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">http://www.phongpo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Gulf-of-Mexico-oil-spill1.jpg<br /></div>Orange Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791015729384155946noreply@blogger.com4